Anti-Imperialism 101 Re: Hitchens quits Nation

[Michael Perelman]

Even if you grant that the South was a different entity, the South
attacked a "Northern" fort.  Iraq has not attacked the US, only
ineffectually firing at war planes that bomb the country.

On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 12:13:20PM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Nathan Newman wrote:
> 
> >As far as the South was concerned, the North had as much right to send in
> >troops as the UN has to send troops into Iraq.
> 
> Eh? They lost the Civil War. Federal authority won. What "the South" 
> thought wasn't worth a hill of beans. Iraq is a sovereign country, 
> not a region of the U.S. Of course you don't really believe this, but 
> you backed yourself into a corner, and now you're trying hard to 
> describe it as roomy and with excellent views.
> 
> 
> Doug

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Michael Perelman
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California State University
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